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EDWARD G. OHEWNING, OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

COMPOUND BOTTLlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 250,500, dated December6, 1881.

Application filed October 15, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD G. CHEWNING, acitizen of the United States, residing at Norfolk,in the county ofNorfolk and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Compound Bottling-Machines; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use thee same, relerence being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a bottling-machine having a multiplicity ofdischarge-nozzles, its object being to enable the filling of a number ofbottles simultaneously by the same machine.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of acompound bottlingmachine constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2is a detached view of one of the adjustable blocks and its attachedsingle nozzle. Fig. 3 is a vertical central section ofone of theadjustable blocks. Figs. 4 and 5 are longitudinal sections ofdifierent-sized single nozzles. Fig. 6 is a view of a pair of the rodsfor supporting the adjustable blocks. Fig. 7 shows a vertical centralsection of the distributer and frame, and a row of the adjustable blocksand single nozzles in full lines. Fig. 8 is a top view of the frame,with the adjustable blocks arranged closer together than shown in Fig.l.

The distributer A has the exterior shape of an inverted funnel, with astraight nozzle, A,

tributer, the outer shell, a, having secured within it a cone, B, whichis separated from it by an intervening space, the apex of said coneextending partially into the nozzle A, while its entire lower edge isconnected with the lower edge of the shell to by the annular plate b,which forms the bottom wall of the chamber between the cone B and theouter shell. The distributer A is supported above the frame 0 by rods 0,secured to said frame and to the nozzle A, said frame being supported bylegs 0. Near the base of the distributer a series of short spouts, cl,project from the outer shell all around, and serve as a means ofsecuring the ends of the flexible pipes or hose E, which lead from thedistributor to the several adjustable hollow blocks F, which support theseveral single nozzles G or G, which are closed at their tips and havelateral dischargeoritices, as shown at at. These hollow blocks arerectangular and bored centrally to form the passages fthrough them. Fromthe top of each block F projects aplain nipple, h, surrounding thepassage, and serving to connect the end of the flexible pipe, which isslipped snugly over it. A screw-nipple, t, projects similarly from thebottom of each block and serves as a means of attaching the singlenozzles, each of which is provided with a screwsocket to flt saidnipple,as shown atg in Figs.

4 and 5.

The frame 0 incloses a rectangular space, within which the adjustableblocks F are supported by two series of pairs of rods, k, which set intogrooves made for them in the sides of the blocks, the rods it beingarranged to cross the frame, and resting on opposite upper edgesthereof, their ends being secured by clampingbars l, arranged abovethem, and secured to the frame-bars by thumb-nuts L, which enter theframe-bars and serve to draw said clam ping-bars tightly against therods, or to release them, as desired. These upper supportingrods, k,pass through grooves in the upper portions of opposite sides of theblocks, while the lower supporting-bars, 76', pass through grooves inthe lower portions of the sides, at right angles to those embraced bythe rods k. The lower supporting-rods, k, are secured in position bymeans of clamping-bars Z which by means of suitable screws may be causedto clamp said rods to the lower edges of two opposite frame-bars, atright angles to the supporting-rods k.

A pipe for supplying liquid to the distributer is indicated in dottedlines at M, this pipe being usually made of flexible rubber hose, theend of which is sprung over the distributor nozzle A, as shown inFig. 1. The liquid to be bottled flows, from any suitable source ofsupply, through the pipe M, into the dist-ribu ter through the nozzle A,filling the chamber between theconeB and outer shell, a, and then flowsfrom this chamber, through the flexible connecting pipes E and hollowblocks F, to the several single nozzles G or G, as the case may be, andthence into the bottles, into which said nozzles project, as shown inFig. 1, in Which one bottle, 0, is shown in position to be filled. Itwill be understood that as many bottles may be filled at once as thereare single nozzles, each of said nozzles entering a bottle.

In practice the frame 0 may be raised or tilted to one side and thebottles arranged in position to receive the nozzles, and after thebottles are filled the frame may be again raised inordertoremovethem.Thetramemayeither be raised by hand or by means of ropes and pulley.

The nozzles maybe made of various sizes to suit different sizes ofbottles, as shown in Figs. 4: and 5; and in order that large-bodiedbottles may be placed close together, or that a greater number of blocksthan shown may be used to support nozzles for filling a large number ofsmall bottles simultaneously, the boxes are made adjustable on theirsupporting-rods as follows: If the lower clamping-bars, L are loosened,the supporting-rods 70 may be moved laterally to bring the blocks Fclose together, said blocks sliding on the upper rods. When they havebeen brought to the proper position in one direction the lower rods areto be secured in place by their clamping-bars, and the upper rods willthen be loosened and moved laterally at right angles to the movement'ofthe lower rods, thus bringing the blocks close together in anotherdirection. By this movement of the blocks they may be broughttogether-toward thecenter of the frame, as shown in Fig. 6, and in thevacant spaces at each end of each row of blocks additional blocks may beinserted, if desired, the rods being sprung slightly for this purpose.

Having now described my invention and explained the operation thereof, 1claim- 1. A compound bottling-machine consisting of a distributeradapted for connection with a supply-pipe, a series of flexible pipesleading from said distributer, and a series of bottlingnozzles connectedwith the outer ends of said flexible pipes, substantially as described.

2. A compound bottling-machine composed of a distributer adapted forconnection with a supply-pipe, a series of flexible pipes leading fromsaid distributer, and a series of adjustable bottlingnozzles connectedto the outer ends of said pipes, substantially as described.

3. In a compound bottling-machine,- the combination, with thedistributer A, having the induction-nozzle A, opening into an annularchamber within said distributer, of the flexible pipes E, leadingfromsaid distributer, and the adjustable bottling-nozzles connected withthe outer ends of said pipes, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the suitably-supported distributer A, having aninduction pipe or nozzle, A, opening into an annular chamber within saiddistributer, of the flexible pipes E, leading from said distributer, theadjustable blocks F, connected with the outer ends of said flexiblepipes, and provided at their lower ends with means for connection of thesingle bottlingnozzles, substantially as described. 5. In a compoundbottling-machine, the combination of the suitably-supported frame 0,with the grooved hollow blocks F,and the two series of pairs of rods 76and k, lying in the grooves of said blocks at the upper and lowerportions thereof respectively, said pairs of rods being laterallyadjustable, substantially as described.

6. In a compound bottling-machine, the com bination, with thesuitably-supported distributer adapted for connection with asupply-pipe, of the flexible pipes E, the adjustable hollow blocks F,the adjustable pairs of rods k and k, the frame (J, supporting saidpairs of rods, and suitable single bottling-nozzles connected to thelower ends of said adjustable blocks, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD G. OHEWNING.

, Witnesses:

W. B. HALE,

PHIL. W. HALE.

